Trap



Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,002.

L. REYES.

TRAP.

FILED JULY 24, 1922.

3 SHEETSSHEET l- ATTORNEY Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,002.

I L. REYES.

TRAP.

' FILED JULY24, I922- 3 SHEE TSSHEE'T 2- ezgmm v N INVENTOR a WITNESSEE ATTORN EY L. REYES.

TRAP.

FILED JuLY24. 1922.

Mar. 13, 1923.

3 SHEE'fS-SHEET a.

INVENTOR A'ITORNEY W ITNESSFS .,While my ima-rily devised bank or similar institution, tion-the walls of the passageway Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

LORENZO REYES, OF BAKERSFIELD, CA LIFGRNIA.

TRAP.

Application filed. July 24, 1922. Serial No. 577,091.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

* Be it known that I, LORENZO REYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bakersfield, in the county of Kern and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Traps, of which the followng is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a trap.

My improvement may be used either for trapping animals or humans, and has for its 0 ject to produce a comparatively simple but thoroughly effective means whereby a person treading on a platform in a passageway, will by the depression of thesaid platform cause doors to swing to closed position and effectively locked andubarricaded to hold the person in the passage between the doors. I

The, drawings, which accompany and form part of this application, illustrate a satisfactory embodiment of the improvement reduced to practice, and wherein Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view aproximately on Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figural.

Figure3'is a sectional view on the line 3+3 of Figure2. 1

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view on .the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

, j Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the levers.

Figure 6 is a similar view of one of the weighted cog members.

fully employed as an animal trap, itis prifor use in banking houses or similar institutions.

In event of the employment of the improvementas an animal trap a top or closure is provided between the walls on which the trap doors are hinged.

Referring now to the thenumeral 1 designates a V and for distinccated by the numerals 2 and 3 respectively. Centrally between the walls 2 and 3 there is a vertical partition 4, and hingedly secured to the ends of the partition there are doors 5 and 6 respectively.

the, walls 2 or 3, and when in such position are designed to-be locked. Normally I the doors are swung into e c'ontactingi engage-:-

the line 1-1 of Figure 2.

improvement, maybe suc'cessdrawings in. detail, passageway in a are indi-.

.with a pinion 21, each with. a beveled gear 22, the said beveled gear The doors are of a" size to'be swungto contact with either of ment with the wall 3 which closes the passage between the partition and the wall 4,

but when the trap is set the doors are swung and locked against the wall 2, as disclosed in Figure 1 of the drawings. V

The floor of the passageway, between the partition 4 and the wall 3 is provided with an opening which is closed by a platform 7. The platform '7 is provided with a centrally arranged depending bar 8, the said bar, adjacent to its ends having secured thereon transverse strips 3 rods 10 that are also connected to the platform 8. The strips 9 have their'ends bifurcated to be received in standards 11 secured on a sub-floor 12 arranged a considerable distance below the floor 13 of the passage- Way 1. The bar 8 hasits lower end provided with an extending stem 14 that is received in a socket 15 secured on the sub-v fioor 12. In this manner it will be noted that the frame constituting the elements- 9 on which are secured the sub-floor 12. Between the'sub floor 12 and the floor 13 there .are suitable uprights 16 which serve as a brace for both the sub and the main-floors. j Pivotally secured in suitable depressions in the partition4 and in the wall 3 to the opposite sides of the platform 7 there'a're doors '17 respectively. Each-of thesedoors carries a self-closing springinfluence'd lock 18 designed to, be received in asuitable keeper in the ceiling 18 of, the passageway when-the said doors are swung toward each other. The doors, as disclosed inFigure 1 of the drawings are arranged in opposed pairs, and when swungto closed position are designed to close the passage provided between the partition 4and the -wall 3 ."'f

The pivots for the doors" 17 are indicated by the numeral'19, each of the said pivots comprising a rod which is journaled in-bearing openings in the ceiling 18, the floor-13 and which is guided through a bearing sleeve 20 supported from the sub-floor 15. "The pivots 19 arejin the nature of Shaftsfeach of the same having its lower end provided pinion being in mesh the tubular bearings actor the pivots '19.

Each shaft 23 has centrally keyed thereon a gear wheel 25, and each gear wheel is in mesh with the'teeth of a curved rack 26 provided centrally on a member 27. Each member 27 is pivotally secured between angle brackets 28 that are supported on the subfioor 12, the said members 27 passing through suitable openings in the said sub-loor. The members 27 have one of their ends weighted, as at 29, and their other ends provided with cars 30. To each ear there is pivot-ally secured a link 31, and each link is pivoted to a lug 3.2 provided upon the base portion 33 of a lever 34. The base portions 33 of the levers 34 are reduced from the opposedsides and lower surface thereof a distance from one end of the said levers to provide what may be termed ribs 35, and these ribs are pivot-ally secured as at 36 to the upper bifurcated ends of the uprights 11.. The confronting ends of the opposed pairs of levers 3a are bifurcated, as at 36 and the fingers 37 providedby the bifurcation are received in transverse slots 38 provided in the said bar 8, as disclosed in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings, Bythis construction, it will be apparent that when the platform 7 is depressed the levers 34: will be swung by contact with-the bar 8 to swing the links 81 up wardly, to cause the rack member 27 to turn the pivots 19, and swing the doors 17 to closed position, it being understood that the doors 17 will automatically look when closed.

To more effectively secure the doors in closed position, I provide barriers therefor. The barriers comprise bars 39 and 40 respectively, the same being normally sustained in vertical position to the rearof the doors 17, the said bars being arranged for movementthrough slot-s 1-1 in the wall 3 and partition 4:. The bar 39 has-its end offset, as at 42 whereby to overlie the bar 40 when the bars are brought to operative position. Each'bar-has one of its edges provided with a lug 43, each lug being pivotally secured to brackets 14 respectively which are in turn secured to the outer faces of'thewall 3 and partition 4. The bars 39 and 1-0 have their ends opposite their pivots reduced and to these reduced portions there are secured links .45 that pass through suitable openings in the floor ,13. The opposed links 15 are loosely connected to cross pieces %6 which may be either integrally formed with or se cured on the ends of the levers 84. The connection between the cross pieces 46 and the links is suchthat the doors 17 willbe swung .to closed position before the bars39 and 40 are brought to barrier position. Normally the doors 5 and 6 are swung and maybe locked against the wall 2 so that the pas- .sage-between the wall 2 and partition 4 is closed. .Nhen the device is designed to catch an intruder, the doors 5 and 6 are swung against the Wall 2 and preferably looked t-hereagainst. This leaves the pas- 1 ,easoos barricaded so that the intruder is held in the passage between the said doors. The barriers are arranged against the outer faces of the doors 17, and the platform is not depressed sufficiently to permit of the intruder gaining access to the mechanism therebelon so the intruder is effectively trapped and cannot be released until the locking means 18 are brought to unlocking position and the barriers 39 and 40 are swung to non-obstructing position.

It is thought that the foregoing descrip tion, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate, but it is to be stated that the nature of the invention is such as to render the same susceptible to such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In a trap, a passageway, a partition centrally therein, doors on the ends of the partition susceptible to swinging against and being locked to either ofthe'walls of the passageway, opposed pairs of doors in the partition and one of the walls, means automatically locking the doors when swung together in closed position, a platform let in the floor between the opppsed pairs of doors, means actuated on the depression of the platform for swinging the last mentioned. doors to closed position.

2. In a trap, a passageway, a partition centrally therein, doors on the ends of the partition susceptible to swinging'against and being locked to either ofthe walls of the passageway, opposed pairs of ,dnors in the partition and one of the walls, Ineans automatically locking the doors when. swung together in closed position, a platform let in the floor between the opposed pairs of doors, means actuated on the depression of the platform for swinging the last ,mentioned doors to closed position, and means also actuated by said platform for barricading the doors when closed. I

3, In a trap a passageway, a partition centrally arranged therein, doors for closing the passage between the partition and the walls of the passageway, otherdoors arranged in opposed pairs and pivotally supported respectively in the partition and in one of the walls of the passageway, means on said doors for locking the same when swung toward each other in closed position, a platform susceptible to vertical movement let in the floor of the passagewaybetween the last mentioned doors, means actuated on the depression of the platform for influencing the pivots of the last mentioned doors to swing the latter to closed position, and means also actuated by such movement of the platform for barricading the doors when closed.

4. In a trap, a passageway having a central partition therein, doors for closing the,

passage between the partition and the walls of the passageway, pivotally supported doors let in the partition and one of the walls of the passageway, said doors being disposed in opposed pairs and being provided with means for locking the same when in closed position, a vertically movable platform let in the floor of the passageway between the partition and the last mentioned wall of the passageway, guide means therethrough, pivotally supported levers loosely engaging the platforms, weighted means for holding the levers in one posit-ion and the platform on a level with the floor of the passageway, means actuated by the swinging of said levers on the depression of the platform for turning the pi vots of the last mentioned doors to bring said door-s to closed position, and means also actuated by said levers for barricading" the doors in closed position.

5. In a trap, opposed walls providing a means below the floor for the platform, pivi I 40 otally supported levers below the platform, having a contacting engagement 1 with the bar, pivotally supported weighted means,

links connecting said meanswith said levers,

whereby the levers are disposed to hold the" platform level with the floor, means onthe weighted means influenced by the swinging of the levers on the depression of the platform for turning the pivots of saiddoors to bring the doors to closed position,- pivotally supported bars swingable through the walls arranged outward with respect to the doors,

and means actuated by the swinging of the levers for swinging the bars to barricading position with respect to the outer facesiof the doors.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature.

LORENZO REYES. 

